For one point each, name the longest serving county commissioner in Ramsey and Hennepin Counties.

What is the name of the businessman who built the first skyway in Minneapolis in 1962?

Name a year in which Franklin Avenue served as the southern border of Minneapolis (exempting the far west part).

Not including its antenna, what is the height of the IDS center in feet?

(pull out before blow out) Now that the #16 is gone, the #5 bus is the highest ridership bus in the Twin Cities, going from the mall of America to Brooklyn Center. The high frequency portion of the line travels on five different Minneapolis streets. Name as many as you can, for a maximum of 5 points. (If you get any wrong, you lose all your points.)

Round 2 – Foamer round

The Omaha Zoo Road, now owned by Union Pacific, serviced two Saint Paul breweries; which ones were they?

DT Mpls once had two passenger depots. The Milwaukee Road depot still stands as a hotel. The other is gone. What was built in its place? Bonus point: What year was the other depot torn down?

What railroad used to run on the Midtown Greenway?

Which one of these 1930s trains made its run from Minneapolis to Chicago in under 6 hours? A) Chicago Northwestern’s 400 b) Chicago Burlington and Quincy’s Twin Cities Zephyr c) Milwaukee Road’s Hiawatha d) all of the above

Midtown global market’s predecessor was a large recipient of rail traffic. What was it?

Round 3 – ADT price is right (within 5% = 1 point, within 10% = ½ point); Name the ADTs for the following Mississippi River bridges. (Note: 2011 or 2012 data.)

Smith Avenue / MN 149

Interstate 94

Lake Street

494 Bridge

Washington Avenue Bridge on a nice Steptember day (one point for bikes, one point for peds)

Round 4 – general round

Math question: A light rail train leaves from downtown Saint Paul to downtown Minneapolis, traveling the 11-mile distance in 67 minutes. Six months later, the same train gets magically faster, and makes the same trip in 45 minutes. On average, how many miles per hour faster did the train go?

What Twin Cities lake is named after a murder suspect in the first high profile murder mystery?

By median household income, what county is Minnesota’s wealthiest? Bonus point: Name Minnesota’s wealthiest city.

Saint Paul has had two Jewish mayors; name them for 1 point each

What time does the drive thru at the Snelling Avenue Taco Bell close on a Saturday night?

All those that are promoting “just” bicycling are being called elitist since only those physically fit are able to ride bicycles. A far better solution is to allow these non traditional vehicle “path/roadways” to be used by the largest possible variety of “Personal Mobility” users which would include eBikes, eScooters, eChairs, eSkates and/or anything else that allows one to not have to pedal in order to get from one place to another.

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